5 of Last Week's Biggest Winners
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 9:00AM CDT
It was a rocky week on Wall Street, with Nasdaq stocks inching lower and the Dow inching higher, but there were plenty of stocks really making some serious moves. Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest scorchers. ...
Is the Turnaround Complete at Rite Aid?
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 9:00AM CDT
Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) has been a turnaround story in the eyes of Wall Street over the past several years. A combination of operational issues following the acquisition of Eckerd Stores in 2007 and strong competition from Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) ...
Why Today's Jobs Report Couldn't Lift the Dow
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 9:00PM CDT
A blowout April jobs report kicked off the market morning with a bang, but that wasn't enough to propel stocks higher by the end of the day, as all three major indexes closed down. Concerns about escalating violence in Ukraine forced a sell-off in...
Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Fri May 02, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
A Spectacular Easter for Rite Aid, Hits New High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 1:55PM CDT
Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) saw the highest improvement in its monthly comparable store sales (comps) in about a decade with comps for the four weeks ended Apr 26, 2014 increasing 5.0%.
CVS Caremark After Earnings: Solid Returns Ahead
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 1:43PM CDT
Source: CVS Caremark. CVS Caremark reported sound financial performance for the first quarter of 2014, even if earnings came in below analysts' expectations. The company is outperforming competitors such as Walgreen and Rite Aid , both over...
Rite Aid Foundation Donates $40,000 to American Red Cross to Assist with Relief Efforts in Southeast
Business Wire - Fri May 02, 1:21PM CDT
Rite Aid today announced that The Rite Aid Foundation is making a $40,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities affected by the severe weather that occurred in the southeast earlier this week.
Sally Beauty Q2 Earnings Miss Ests, Flat Y/Y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 02, 10:20AM CDT
Sally Beauty (SBH)'s second-quarter fiscal 2014 adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share remained flat year over year.
Jim Cramer's Mad Dash: How Healthy Is CVS?
at The Street - Fri May 02, 9:34AM CDT
Cramer likes CVS but he is concerned about the big drop in same-store sales.
Rite Aid's same store April sales escalates by 5.0%
M2 - Fri May 02, 5:27AM CDT
Drug store Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) stated on Thursday that its same store sales rose 5.0% for the four weeks ended 26 April 2014 over the prior-year period.
Rite Aid Rallies, Weight Watchers Posts Big Gains
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 5:51PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , a day after closing at all-time highs, retreated on Thursday, as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continued to escalate, and investors waited for Friday's jobs report for guidance. Private-sector payrolls are...
Fortune Brands Q1 Earnings Miss, Outlook Revised - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 2:50PM CDT
Fortune Brands (FBHS) began 2014 with adjusted earnings per share climbing 4.2% on a year-over-year basis to 25 cents.
Rite Aid Corporation's Turnaround Gives Walgreen Co. A Run For Its Money
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 11:00AM CDT
Two-years ago, the question, " Walgreen or Rite Aid " would've sounded foolish. Walgreen was considered the best running pharmacy in America while Rite Aid was about two quarters shy of bankruptcy. But today, a lot has changed, and as we look...
CVS Caremark Corporation Earnings: Will Growth Crush Rival Rite Aid?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 10:12AM CDT
On Friday, CVS Caremark will release its quarterly report, and investors have been impressed by the drugstore chain's ability to outpace competitors Walgreen and Rite Aid with its past growth in sales and net income. Yet as Rite Aid has...
Jim Cramer's Stop Trading: Rite Aid Is Now an Earnings Story
at The Street - Thu May 01, 10:02AM CDT
Comeback pharmacy taking industry by storm, Cramer says. Meanwhile, Yelp sparks Internet stock buying surge.
Why Rite Aid (RAD) Stock Is Up Today
at The Street - Thu May 01, 9:10AM CDT
Rite Aid (RAD) rose Thursday after the drugstore chain reported a 5% increase in comparable-store sales in April 2014 compared to the same month last year.
Easter delivers April revenue bump for Rite Aid
AP - Thu May 01, 8:54AM CDT
CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) — An Easter holiday that came late this year and growing pharmacy sales pushed Rite Aid's revenue from established drugstores 5 percent higher last month.